Golden Hurricane open as college hoops underdog vs Sycamores

Tulsa Golden HurricaneIndiana State Sycamores
0-4November 27, 2013, 11:30 | Sullivan Arena3-1


Sullivan Arena features an NCAA basketball betting clash between the host Indiana State Sycamores and the visiting Tulsa Golden Hurricane in college hoops action on Wednesday.

The Golden Hurricane will try to spoil to the party on Wednesday; they are 2-1 ATS against the number this season, while the Sycamores are 2-1 ATS. Tulsa is 1-2 on the totals; Indiana State is 1-0.

View Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Indiana State Sycamores Odds and Stats.

If you were backing the visitors in this one, the Golden Hurricane were listed as 7.5-point underdogs earlier in the day at Sportsbook.

The Sycamores sit at No. 195 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Golden Hurricane sit at No. 248 on the same chart.



In their last action, Tulsa was an 82-72 loser on the road against Creighton. They covered the 18-point spread as underdogs. Rashad Smith scored 21 points in a futile effort to lead the Golden Hurricane to a win (they lost 82-72 to Creighton at CenturyLink Center on Saturday).

Indiana State won its last outing, an 80-69 result against Truman st on November 22. Justin Gant scored 23 points leading the Sycamores to an 80-69 victory over Truman st at Hulman Center on Friday.

How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Indiana State's No. 36 nationally ranked offense (85 points per game) against a Golden Hurricane defense that sits as the No. 244 at 82.25 PPG. The Sycamores have been averaging 51.8% from the field, more than the Golden Hurricane have managed so far this season (45.62% on average).

Next up:
Tulsa home to Texas Southern, Wednesday, December 4th
Indiana State at Eastern Illinois, Saturday, December 7th
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